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Table 1 Mean, standard deviation (SD) of the mean, coefficient of variation (CV) of the mean, median, genomic heritability estimate (h g    2 ), posterior standard deviation (Psd), and Phenotypic variation (Pvar) for the content of fat (g/100 g milk) and fatty acids (g/100 g fat)

From: Genetic parameters for milk fatty acids in Danish Holstein cattle based on SNP markers using a Bayesian approach

Trait

Mean

SD

CV

Median

hg2

Psd

Pvar

Fat

3.99

0.78

19.64

3.96

0.24

0.13

0.67

Fatty acids

       

C6:0

2.69

0.35

12.97

2.72

0.24

0.13

0.12

C8:0

1.47

0.23

15.37

1.48

0.34

0.15

0.05

C10:0

3.16

0.56

17.87

3.17

0.34

0.16

0.32

C12:0

3.57

0.65

18.14

3.55

0.27

0.15

0.43

C13:0

0.10

0.03

30.27

0.10

0.19

0.13

0.001

C14:0

11.29

1.30

11.49

11.36

0.25

0.17

1.66

C15:0

1.10

0.20

17.89

1.09

0.13

0.10

0.04

C16:0

28.95

3.25

11.23

28.84

0.14

0.11

0.34

C17:0

0.53

0.15

28.45

0.53

0.07

0.06

0.02

C18:0

10.54

2.20

20.89

10.26

0.19

0.13

4.15

C14:1 cis-9

0.97

0.28

29.03

0.94

0.26

0.14

0.07

C16:1 cis-9

1.50

0.38

25.14

1.46

0.16

0.11

0.15

C18:1 trans-11

1.70

0.56

33.27

1.62

0.09

0.08

0.27

C18:1 cis-9

19.78

3.62

18.29

19.83

0.11

0.10

8.46

C18:2 n-6

1.69

0.30

18.04

1.65

0.17

0.11

0.08

C18:3 n-3

0.49

0.10

20.46

0.49

0.30

0.15

0.01

CLA cis-9. trans-111

0.63

0.16

26.22

0.60

0.19

0.13

0.02

Groups of fatty acids

       

SFA2

63.40

3.81

6.00

63.51

0.09

0.08

11.97

UFA3

26.76

3.87

14.46

26.54

0.33

0.19

11.33

MUFA4

23.95

3.72

15.52

23.84

0.34

0.20

9.85

PUFA5

2.81

0.45

15.93

2.76

0.28

0.15

0.19

C6:0 to C14:06

22.18

2.80

12.63

22.26

0.28

0.17

7.94

Fatty acids indices

       

C14 index7

0.08

0.02

25.02

0.08

0.31

0.16

0.002

C16 index8

0.05

0.01

21.53

0.05

0.19

0.12

3.80

C18 index9

0.65

0.08

12.24

0.66

0.35

0.19

1.12

CLA index1.10

0.28

0.06

22.21

0.27

0.16

0.12

18.55

  1. 1CLA = conjugated linoleic acid.
  2. 2Saturated fatty acids: C6:0, C8:0, C10:0, C12:0, C13:0, C14:0, C15:0, C16:0, C17:0, and C18:0.
  3. 3Unsaturated fatty acids: C14:1, C16:1, C18:1 trans-11, C18:1 cis-9, C18:2 n-6, C18:3 n-3, and CLA cis-9, trans-11.
  4. 4Monounsaturated fatty acids: C14:1, C16:1, C18:1t11, and C18:1 cis-9.
  5. 5Polyunsaturated fatty acids: C18:2 n-6, C18:3 n-3, and CLA cis-9, trans-11.
  6. 6C6:0, C8:0, C10:0, C12:0, and C14:0.
  7. 7C14:1 cis-9/(C14:0 + C14:1 cis-9).
  8. 8C16:1 cis-9/(C16:0 + C16:1 cis-9).
  9. 9C18:1 cis-9/(C18:0 + C18:1 cis-9).
  10. 10 CLA cis-9, trans-11/(C18:1 trans-11+ CLA cis-9, trans-11).
  11. The estimates of the hg  2 are based on a univariate model.